Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 152355

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <rdoliver30 at ...> wrote:

> 
> And once again we are back to manipulative Dumbledore who allows 
> Snape to be nasty and abusive as a way of training Harry. 

Pippin:
And here I thought Harry was at school to be trained. How is that
manipulative? 

It's already been said that Dumbledore, or Snape himself, held  Snape to a higher
standard than that tolerated by wizarding society, if Umbridge is any guide.
But if (DDM!)Snape's problem is repressed anger at James, would forcing
Snape to repress his anger even more have produced any positive result, or
would his anger, already seeping through in unproductive ways, have carved
some new and unpredictable channel for itself?  

Dumbledore has admitted that he doesn't know how to cure Snape of
his James issues. Telling Snape he has to get over them or else doesn't 
sound wise or understanding to me.

Pippin